Hollywood Road

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The morning sun fell through the glass into the office. A new week of work was about to begin. The door of the room was suddenly pushed open from the outside. A white youth of about twenty-five years old came in with a briefcase in his hand and walked. Going a little faster, he habitually turned his hand back to shut the door and made a bang.

"Rick!" The people who had stayed in the office immediately looked angrily to this side. The older one gritted his teeth and warned in a low voice, "What are you going to do? Do you want to kill us all?"

"I..." Rick looked at the wide-open eyes of several colleagues. He was just a newcomer and didn't understand what was going on. "Why...what's wrong? I...I closed the door like this last week. "

Another person whispered, "Yes last week, but not this week!"

Rick became even more confused, "Why... why not now?"

Someone reached out and pointed to the left, where Harvey Weinstein's office was located.

"Oh, I see." Rick suddenly realized, "Is the boss in a meeting?"

The person who was the first to warn couldn't help covering his forehead, worried about this guy's stupidity. Rick still couldn't figure it out, so he put his briefcase and sat down in front of his desk.

In order to avoid being involved, or the boss’s inexplicable anger, the eldest person lowered his voice and warned, “Rick, don’t make a big noise on this floor today or in the past two weeks. Especially when you close the door, you must be lighter, otherwise the boss..."

He raised his hand and wiped his neck with a knife.

"This is..." Rick still didn't understand. "Why is this."

The older person shook his head, "Because of a film, a film that the boss didn't take and gave up by himself."

Rick suddenly realized, "Could it be "Saw Fright", right?"

"Yes, that's it." Another person answered in a low voice, and looked to the left, as if he was afraid that his boss would hear it, "This past weekend, "Saw Cry" got a good box office, and the boss came to the company today. When I was, I was obviously unhappy."

Another person said, "When I came, I happened to see Jones Butler from the marketing department being called over. It was estimated that I would become the boss's scapegoat and vent."

In the office on the left, Jones Butler was sitting in front of his desk, his head lowered slightly, his dark face tight, and he didn't say a word.

Across from her, Harvey Weinstein leaned back in the large boss chair, with no expression on that fat face.

"Sorry, BOSS." Jones Butler knew he was going to take the initiative, "I made a mistake in my judgment on this project, and the company lost a movie with a high market value."

She is not a newcomer who has just entered the workplace. She understands some basic rules of survival. Today is Monday, the day when the new North American box office rankings were announced. From here, she knew that Harvey Weinstein was losing "Saw Cry". This project got angry, no matter who was leading the negotiation at the time, who was the person who used the means to force Murphy Stanton to transfer the copyright at a low price, this error can only be borne by her.

A mistake made by a subordinate is definitely a mistake of a subordinate, and a mistake made by a leader is definitely a mistake of a subordinate.

Jones-Butler still understands this common principle in workplaces all over the world.

Her head kept slightly lowered, it seemed that she was the one who made the mistake.

This is also part of the truth. Until now, she knows very well that she has underestimated "Saw Cry" and Murphy Stanton, especially the latter, who even carried Miramax US$7 million plus one. The temptation of filming turned into the arms of Fox searchlight.

This alone was far beyond her expectations.

Similarly, she and Miramax’s marketing department have also studied the market potential of this film, and believe that the operation can be achieved, and the box office of tens of millions of dollars in North America should not be a problem. In addition to overseas and other copyright income, Miramax Hope to get an eight-figure profit.

But now it turns out that this is all wishful thinking, and the final profit of "Chain Saw" may be much better than expected!

Even doubling or even doubling is not a problem.

And this is still in the hands of Fox Searchlight, which is obviously inferior to Miramax’s distribution company. The resources invested by Fox Searchlight on this film are simply pitiful. "Saw Cry" can achieve such results, more It is because it meets the tastes of the market and horror film lovers.

Thinking of this, Murphy's face flashed before Jones Butler's eyes.

She admitted in her heart that she had obviously underestimated the director's ability and ambition.

However, it is not only himself who underestimated Murphy Stanton, but also the opposite person, right?

"This is a film that should have belonged to Miramax!" Harvey Weinstein finally broke the silence, with a cold and blunt tone. "The marketing department and the filming department should summarize why such a movie is about to be obtained. 'S video will slip away from us!"

Of course, the price you charge can't satisfy Murphy Stanton's huge appetite! This thought flashed through his mind, but Jones Butler would not say it stupidly.

"Get out." Harvey Weinstein waved his hand casually.

Jones-Butler stood up, stepped lightly, and walked out of the office slowly.

Harvey Weinstein's eyes fell on a report on the desk in front of him, and the fat on his face shook slightly.

He is Harvey Weinstein after all, how could he completely put this kind of mistake on the head of his subordinates?

Just seeing the latest statistics on the report’s last weekend’s North American box office rankings, he felt a little bit angry, and he was about to eat the delicious steak in his mouth. Not only did he fly, there were people who proved that it was actually the meat of Kobe beef. , How can this make people happy?

Harvey Weinstein shifted his eyes down and took another look at the latest North American box office rankings.

In the first place is the third part of Universal Pictures' signature "Jurassic Park" series, which earned $50.7 million in three days over the weekend.

And the second place was the name that made him feel very dazzling-"Saw Fright"!

This film with a production cost of about 1 million US dollars, unexpectedly earned 17.27 million US dollars from North America in three days last weekend and became the runner-up in the box office list!

In his heart, the North American box office assessment of this film is only about 15 million US dollars.

Facts have also proved that Harvey Weinstein sometimes misses his eyes.

Add in the number of box office won before, what is the cumulative box office of this film in North America?

Harvey Weinstein calculated silently in his heart for a while, and quickly came up with the answer, 25.71 million US dollars!

This number is too amazing, right? About twenty times the investment return ratio... Harvey Weinstein suddenly felt a little tight in his chest, and couldn't believe that such a large profit slipped away from his own hands.

"Chain Saw" has only been expanded for a week. This is far from the final North American box office, and there are overseas box office and video tapes and TV copyrights. What will the final profit be?

Even though many excellent films have been run over the years, the estimated numbers still make Harvey Weinstein feel extremely heart-pounded and heart-ache!

Especially the latter, it was like tearing his heart and lungs, mocking his short-sightedness and ignorance of talents.

Accompanied by it, there is a trace of regret. If he knew such a result, he would definitely increase the price to buy the film, instead of squeezing Murphy Stanton with numbers.

Thinking of this name, Harvey Weinstein felt even more uncomfortable. The young director asked Bill Rossis to drag him and Miramax, but turned his head to sign an agreement with Fox Searchlight...

The suffocation in his chest made Harvey Weinstein very awkward. He stood up and walked two laps, came to the front of the French window, let out a long breath, and finally felt better.

Murphy Stanton!

The name appeared in Harvey Weinstein's head again. Now there is no one else here, and he does not have to hide in front of his subordinates. He admits that he has taken a blind eye. This unknown little director seems to know how to grasp the market. , I also have my own ideas.

Will this be the next Robert Rodriguez or Quentin Tarantino?

Harvey Weinstein put his arms around his chest and looked into the distance. He was able to bring Miramax to where he is now. He is definitely not a mediocre who only knows complaints and regrets, but understands the importance of a good director to the film industry. Sex.

After discovering Quentin Tarantino, Miramax ushered in rapid development, but there is one thing he cannot deny that Quentin’s films are a carnival feast for film critics and a small number of fans, but not for the general public...

However, all this is not in a hurry. I have to see for myself, to what extent this young director can do this work.

As the helmsman of an enterprise, Harvey Weinstein may have all kinds of quirks or inexplicable problems, but learning lessons from failure is the basic quality.

By now, he didn't say anything, he had already admitted in his heart that he underestimated the other party in the negotiation between "Chain Saw" and Murphy Stanton, which directly led to this failed operation and caused Miramax to lose. Lost the tens of millions of dollars in profits that could have been made.

Back at the desk, Harvey Weinstein put away the report, picked up his pen, and rewritten a line of letters on a blank sheet of paper-Murphy Stanton!

He pressed this piece of paper under the transparent glass layer of the desk, which was both a reminder and a lesson!

Entering the new week, with more copies of "Chain Saw" in place, the number of screening theaters for this horror movie has increased again, approaching 2,000 theaters in one fell swoop, and the increase in the number of screening theaters has also allowed the film to appear in In front of more audiences, and the expansion of the results after the screening, as well as the Fox searchlight and large-scale publicity and marketing offensive, also attracted the attention of film critics.